No. 4 Seed Maryland Set for Big Ten Tournament

Friday, March 7

Indianapolis, IN

2:30 PM

Maryland

Michigan

3/5/2025 7:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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March 7, 2025

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COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The No. 4-seed Maryland women's basketball team (23-6) ) is the No. 4 seed and earned a double-bye in this week's Big Ten Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.

The Terrapins will play in the second quarterfinal matchup of the day Friday, March 7 at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET. Friday's game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

The Terps will take on the fifth-seeded Michigan Wolerines (20-9). Michigan is coming off of a 68-58 win over Washington on Thursday. Click here for the full Big Ten Tournament bracket and information.

2024-25 STORYLINES

What's UP

Maryland earned the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The Terps have earned a top four seed and double-bye in 10 of 11 seasons in the league. Maryland is 22-5 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament.
Head Coach Brenda Frese is 22-6 (.786) in the Big Ten Tournament, which is the highest winning percentage of any coach in Big Ten history that has coached in at least seven Tournament games.
Shyanne Sellers was named to the All-Big Ten First Team for the third straight season. Kaylene Smikle was named to the First Team by the media and second team by the league's head coaches. Bri McDaniel earned Honorable Mention honors from the media and Sarah Te-Biasu earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Maryland is coming off of a thrilling 93-90 overtime win over No. 12 Ohio State Sunday in College Park. Kaylene Smikle led the Terps with 26 points, Shyanne Sellers added 21 and Allie Kubek scored 17. Sarah Te-Biasu hit a three with :01 left in overtime to seal the win.
The Terps have five wins over ranked teams this year and 10 wins over teams in the top 50 of the NET Rankings. Maryland went 10-1 on the road and has seven Quad 1 wins this year.
Sellers is currently No. 13 on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 1,624 career points. She needs 7 points to pass Marcia Richardson (1,630) at No. 12. Sellers' 514 career assists are No. 3 in the Maryland career record book. She is behind just Debbie Lytle (583) and Kristi Toliver (751). She is the first player in program history with 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.
Sellers' career free throw percentage of 82.4% is No. 2 in Maryland history, behind just Kristi Toliver (86.6%). Bri McDaniel's career percentage of 78.5% is No. 10.
Maryland is currently No. 12 in the country and No. 2 in the Big Ten in rebounding margin (+8.9). The Terrapins lead the Big Ten and are No. 2 in the country in free throws made per game (17.10). They lead the Big Ten and are No. 6 nationally in free throw attempts (22.45). The Terps are No. 14 nationally in scoring (80.2).
Maryland women's basketball is in its 54th season and owns a record of 1,148-470 (.709). The Terrapins are No. 11 all-time in NCAA Division I history in winning percentage and No. 9 in all-time victories.
Maryland was picked to finish fourth in the 18-team Big Ten Conference by both the league's head coaches and media panel. The Terrapins were behind just USC, UCLA and Ohio State and Indiana was picked to finish fifth.
The Terrapins are ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press poll released March 3 and in the USA Today Coaches poll released March 4.
Two-time National Coach of the Year Brenda Frese brings in 10 new players, including seven transfers, to the squad this season. The Terrapins welcome Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year Christina Dalce, Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Sarah Te-Biasu, All-Big Ten First Team honoree Kaylene Smikle, All-SEC Freshman Team honoree Saylor Poffenbarger, as well as Mir McLean, Amari DeBerry and Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu.
Maryland also welcomes three freshmen in Ava McKennie, Kyndal Walker and Breanna Williams. All three won championships in high school.
Sellers was named to the 10-player All-Big Ten Preseason Team for the second straight season. Sellers earned All-Big Ten First Team honors last year after averaging 15.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
Sellers was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List for the nation's top shooting guard. Poffenbarger was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List for the nation's top small forward.

milestone and streaks

Sellers has scored in double figures in 23 of 27 games. Te-Biasu has scored in double figures in 8 of the last 11 games. Smikle has scored in double figures in 26 of 29 games.
Sellers is currently No. 13 on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 1,624 career points. She needs 7 points to pass Marcia Richardson (1,630) at No. 12.
Sellers' 514 career assists are No. 3 in the Maryland career record book. She is behind just Debbie Lytle (583) and Kristi Toliver (751). She is the first player in program history with 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.
Sellers' career free throw percentage of 82.4% is No. 2 in Maryland history, behind just Kristi Toliver (86.6%). Bri McDaniel's career percentage of 78.5% is No. 10.
Maryland has won the rebounding battle in 23 of 29 games this season. It is 21-2 when winning the rebounding battle.
Over the last four seasons, the Terrapins are 78-7 when leading at the half. They are 20-2 this year when leading at halftime.
The Terps are 93-3 over the last 4 seasons when leading with 5:00 to play.
The Terrapins have won 29 straight games when leading at the start of the fourth quarter. They are 65-1 over the last 3 seasons and 251-3 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
Over the last six seasons, the Terps are 107-7 when they score 80 points or more.
Maryland has four 1,000 point scorers (Te-Biasu - 1,733, Sellers - 1,624, Smikle - 1,335, Kubek - 1,209).

Maryland Women's Basketball vs. Duke at XFINITY Center in College Park, MD on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024.

Frese File

Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 23rd season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 605-167 (.784), 14 conference titles, 20 NCAA Tournament bids in 22 postseasons, three Final Fours, seven Elite Eights, 11 Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
Frese owns a career record of 662-197 (.771) over her 26 years as a head coach.
Frese was named National Coach of the Year by the AP, The Athletic and ESPN at the end of the 2020-21 season. In October 2021, Frese was the first woman inducted into the Washington DC Metro Basketball Hall of Fame.
With the Terrapins' win at Nebraska on Feb. 14, 2021, Frese picked up win No. 500 at Maryland, which makes her the winningest coach in Maryland basketball history. Hall of Fame women's basketball head coach Chris Weller won 499 games in her 27 seasons (1975-02).

Maryland in the b1g

The Terps are 223-69 (.764) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 181-39 (.823) vs. their conference opponents, including their 22-5 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
In the 22 years under Frese, the Terps are 192-43 (.817) against their Big Ten opponents.
Frese is 206-48 (.811) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 83-13 (.865) against Big Ten teams at home.

#19 Maryland Women's Basketball vs. #12 Ohio State at the Xfinity Center Arena in College Park, MD on Sunday Mar 2, 2025.

Series History

Maryland is 22-5 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament. The Terps are 16-3 all-time at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Maryland earned a top four seed for the 10th time in its 11 seasons in the league.
The Terps are 9-1 in the Quarterfinals.
Brenda Frese is 22-6 (.786) in the Big Ten Tournament, which is the highest winning percentage of any coach in Big Ten history that has coached in at least seven Tournament games.

Shyanne Sellers vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Quarterfinals (2024)

Terps in the Polls

Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country.
Maryland has been ranked for 320 weeks in the last 21 seasons, with 232 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 93 in the AP top 5.
Overall, the Terps have been ranked in 590 AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.
Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 371 weeks in her career.
Maryland has started the season ranked in the last 15 seasons straight and 20 of head coach Brenda Frese's 23 seasons in College Park. The Terps have been in the AP Preseason Top 10 11 times under Frese and in the top five six times.